Since North Carolina’s Republican governor Pat McCrory signed House Bill 2 (H.B. 2) into law on March 23, his state has become the subject of much ire and consternation.  The media swiftly dubbed the law “anti-LGBT”; corporate executives from PayPal, Apple, PepsiCo, and the NBA threatened to boycott all business dealings; and the mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, and New York governor Andrew Cuomo banned non-essential government travel to the Tar Heel State.  Not to be outdone in the cultural circus of virtue signaling, Vermont governor Peter Shumlin declared a similar fiat. It should come as little surprise that corporate and special interest groups and self-important politicians are grossly misrepresenting the law, as such parties are wont to Machiavellian deception.  In truth, the North Carolina “bathroom bill” serves as a noteworthy example of fair and rational legislation, which protects society’s most vulnerable...(Read Full Post)